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Allan Houston is the Assistant General Manager of the Knicks, and most people would think he’s got his hands full especially considering the off-season the Knicks have just had. As we’ve come out the other end clasping to our star player, the day-to-day rigmarole of assisting the running a basketball team or playing for that matter, was never enough for Houston.

The Foundation was started in 2001 to initially donate money to help the unfortunate families that were affected by the 9/11 tragedy. After that the Foundation helped initiate a series of welcomed projects around New York such as:

The projects above are just some of the notable programs that the Foundation has been able to fund over the years. However, one of the most influential recent events that Houston’s has been curating is the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation Charity Poker Event. The event attracts a host of professional poker players, Knicks stars including Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire and also some of New York’s finest celebrities have been in attendance.

The idea to use a poker tournament as the fundraiser was an easy choice, with many sports using poker as a vehicle to raise money for charitable causes. Continue reading →

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Marc and Jay had this great idea to debate a bunch of topics. Too bad they agree on too many things. We talk about the last two games, answer a lot of good listener questions and emails, try to put the Amare debate to rest until he comes back, compare the 99 Knicks roster to the current one, take a look at the Knicks team from 3 years ago and wonder how they won any games, and much more. Download Episode 160

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The Knicks have won 6 of the last 7 games. That’s good but they need to make some changes. Jay and Marc break down the areas the Knicks need to improve in order to actually beat a playoff team. We go around the league and talk about teams that surprise us and disappoint us including San Antonio, Houston, Utah, Los Angeles and Orlando. Download Episode 14

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The Knicks finally won. So what if it was Sacramento. We cover some of last weeks stories like Paul Millsap’s huge game and the Pacer’s Huge quarter. We also revisit the Knicks/Houston/Sacramento trade from last season, debate whether it is time to let D’Antoni go, and give a moment of silence to Portland and their fans. Sorry Oden. Download Episode 11